Biography: Dr. Laurel B. Clark ’83, MD’87 Name Laurel Blair Salton Clark, M.D. Commander, USN NASA Astronaut Personal data Although she was born on March 10, 1961, in Ames, Iowa, Dr. Clark considers Racine, Wisconsin, to be her hometown. She is married to Jonathan B. Clark (Captain, USN) and they have one child. She enjoys …
The following is a transcript of a press conference with Astronaut Laurel Clark conducted on June 28, 2002. Participants include Cheryl Porior-Mayhew, Wisconsin Alumni Association, and Phillip Certain, dean of the College of Letters and Science at UW-Madison. Clark received a bachelor’s degree in zoology in 1983 and a doctorate of medicine in 1987.
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University Health Services(UHS) and the Dean of Students Office are both offering grant money to help encourage registered student organizations to collaborate and interact on projects beneficial to the university community.
To celebrate February as International Opportunities Month, 21 UW-Madison campus organizations are offering a full range of programs to help students learn about working, studying, volunteering and traveling abroad.
Films from around the world. Films from around the block. Films far from the familiar. The Wisconsin Film Festival, a public program of the UW-Madison Arts Institute, is slated for Thursday, March 27 through Sunday, March 30. Over four days, the festival will feature more than 100 fresh and original independent feature films, documentaries, world cinema, experimental films and the work of Wisconsin filmmakers.
“Climate is the way it feels to be here, the way people interact with each other,” says Provost Peter Spear. “It’s the working and learning environment of the university. It translates to students, faculty and staff being valued and respected regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, job class, ability/disability or any other characteristic that makes us different.” The challenge, Spear says, has been in developing policies and initiatives that address an issue that is manifested in so many different ways. Spear recently fielded questions from Wisconsin Week staff on the climate improvement effort.
Ask Bucky Actual questions from real people, answered by the friendly folks at the Campus Information and Visitor Center. Ask CIVC questions at its office, first floor of the Red Gym. Call 263-2400 or e-mail askbucky@redgym.wisc.edu. Q. I am helping a visiting professor plan for his fall semester on campus. Is there an online list …
The first Asian Contemporary Arts Festival at UW-Madison will offer audiences direct contact with contemporary artists from Korea, Indonesia and Cambodia throughout this semester.
Up, up and away ÷ that’s where UW-Madison alumna Laurel Blair Salton Clark went when the Space Shuttle Columbia lifted off the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 16. The flight is expected to return to earth this Saturday, Feb. 1.
Sharon Dunwoody, an internationally recognized scholar in science journalism and mass communications research, has been named associate dean for social studies in the Graduate School, a post she has held on an interim basis since May 2001.
Student services professionals are encouraged to attend this year’s Student Personnel Association conference, Embracing Current Challenges in Higher Education: Shooting the Rapids!
Scott Sanders, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering who is affiliated with the Engine Research Center, has received a prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER Award for his work on laser-based sensors.
Last week, a group of first-year medical school students offered thanks to a group of unheralded contributors who make the class uniquely human: those who donated their bodies to the advancement of medical science.
A fine effort Colored laser lights dazzle the eyes while sophomore Alexis Schrubbe delights the ears with her rendition of “Brandy (You’re A Fine Girl),” a 1972 Top-40 hit by Looking Glass, during a Wisconsin Welcome “Karaoke Luau” held at the Memorial Union’s Lakefront Cafeteria last Friday night. (Photo: Jeff Miller) And you think …
The Faculty Concert Series in the School of Music begins its spring season with a recital by Parry Karp, cello, and Frances and Howard Karp, piano, on Friday, Jan. 31, 8 p.m. in Mills Hall, Mosse Humanities Building.
Capitol Capsules provides a quick overview of state government activities of interest to UW-Madison employees. More budget cuts on the way Facing new revenue projections showing a $452 million deficit in the current fiscal year (FY03) and a $3.2 billion deficit in the next biennium (2003-05), Gov. Jim Doyle announced that he would call a …
Directory Lists Youth Programs More than 90 classes, camps, workshops and other activities for children and teens are featured in UW-Madison’s new Programs for 2003 directory. The publication includes classes, camps and other activities for everyone from preschoolers through high school students. Offerings focus on academics, the arts and athletics. Some are specially designed for …
Appointed Frank Kooistra, associate dean, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, has been appointed vice chair of the Higher Education Accounting Committee of the Central Association of College and University Business Officers. Jan Richardson, associate director, accounting services, has been appointed to CACUBO’s Current Issues Workshop Committee. A nonprofit association, CACUBO represents chief business officers …
Under the careful supervision of Jackie Leckwee, 48 of UW-Madison’s brightest young minds congregate each morning in a small building tucked between the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences and the School of Human Ecology.